Batavia Preps

Batavia hosted Oswego East in girls varsity soccer on Saturday, March 29, 2025.

Neither team could find the back of the net on Saturday as Oswego East and Batavia settled for a scoreless draw.

St. Charles East girls soccer ended pool play of the Rose Augburg-Drach Invitational undefeated after taking down South Elgin to advance to the championship game, where they'll face St. Charles North. That and more prep sports results from Thursday.

Headlined by Player of the Year Riley Cwinski, here is the 2024-2025 Kane County Chronicle girls basketball Player of the Year.

St. Charles North softball started its season in shutout fashion, while Kaneland baseball and softball each picked up a victory. That and more prep sports results from Wednesday.

As the fall season inches ever closer, here's a quick look at five football players to keep an eye on in 2025.

Kaneland picked up victories across baseball, softball and girls soccer on Monday. That, and more results from Kane County-area sports teams from Monday.

Led by Player of the Year Angelnia Gochis, here is the 2024-25 Kane County Chronicle All-Area Boys Wrestling team.

St. Charles East softball and girls soccer, as well as Aurora Central Catholic softball and baseball put up major showings in big-time wins, as well as other results from Saturday across the Kane County prep scene.

Led by a four-win day from Elizabeth Wende, Batavia held off a big effort from St. Charles North to secure its fifth consecutive DuKane Conference indoor title.

Batavia pulled off seven victories to help claim its third DuKane Conference boys indoor track and field title in four seasons.

Led by Player of the Year Dom Munaretto, here is the 2024-25 Kane County Chronicle All-Area Boys Wrestling team.

The 2025 girls soccer season is underway. Here are five storylines to watch as the season progresses in the Kane County-area during the 2025 season.

The first pitch of the 2025 baseball season has been thrown, but the fun is just beginning. Here are five storylines to watch in Kane County for the 2025 season.

The girls soccer season is just around the corner. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

Batavia’s Gianna Reid missed most of her freshman season with a concussion sustained warming up for a JV game, but the sophomore goalkeeper was stellar in her varsity debut Tuesday, shutting out Bartlett 1-0.

Kaneland softball and St. Charles East baseball survived late rallies to win their season openers, while Aurora Central Catholic softball and St. Francis baseball moved to 2-0 with wins. That and more local sports scores from Tuesday.

The softball season is just around the corner. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

Aurora Central Catholic softball, St. Charles East softball, St. Charles North girls soccer and St. Francis baseball all opened up the spring season with victories, plus other results from Kane County-area teams.

The baseball season is just around the corner. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

Kaneland sophomore Angelina Gochis won her second straight state championship Saturday at the IHSA Girls Wrestling tournament to cap off a perfect 36-0 season.

Marmion advanced to the Class 3A boys dual wrestling state semifinals after defeating Schaumburg 63-10 to keep the hopes of winning their first-ever team title alive.

Makenna Yeager scored 22 points, helping lead Glenbard West to a 46-39 win over Batavia in the Class 4A St. Charles East Sectional final for the Hilltoppers' first sectional title since 1999.

Glenbard West girls basketball defeated Batavia in the Class 4A St. Charles East Sectional Final on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 in St. Charles.

Batavia senior Natalie Warner had 13 points (four 3-pointers), six rebounds, two assists and two steals to help the Bulldogs win their fourth consecutive regional title with a win over York. Warner was selected as the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week in an online vote.

A half-court buzzer-beating shot from Matt Welch proved to be the difference maker for Glenbard North as it took down Batavia 52-49 to advance to a Class 4A Geneva Regional final.

In a game where their role players followed the game plan, Batavia came away with a 55-25 victory over Wheaton North in a Class 4A sectional semifinal game at St. Charles East to advance to their third straight sectional championship.

Batavia girls basketball faced Wheaton North in the Class 4A St. Charles East Sectional semifinal on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 in St. Charles.

Can Kaneland and Geneva add to their record seasons? Can Burlington Central make up for last year's early exit? Can another Kane County team make an underdog run? Here are some boys basketball playoff storylines to watch.

Marmion had four wrestlers fight their way to third place in the Class 3A while St. Francis' Jaylen Torres overcame a first-round loss to take bronze in the Class 1A 285-pound tournament. Plus, other results from the final day of the IHSA boys wrestling individual state meet.

Marmion's Nicholas Garcia and Zach Stewart, along with St. Charles East's Dom Munaretto, all advanced to their respective championship matches, while four others secured their spot in the medal matches during Day 2 of the IHSA boys wrestling individual state finals.

Eighteen Kane County-area wrestlers advanced to the semifinals of the IHSA individual state tournament, while 12 more fell to the consolation bracket at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. on Thursday.

Batavia used a combination of lockdown defense and the hot shooting from behind the arc of seniors Kaidyn King and Natalie Warner to get a 50-32 victory over York for their fourth straight regional title.

Batavia faced York girls basketball in the Class 4A Geneva Regional final on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025 in Geneva.

Marmion had 11 of its 14 wrestlers punch their ticket to the Class 3A state meet, with five wrestlers winning sectional titles at the Class 3A Hinsdale Central Sectional. West Aurora and Glenbard West each had four wrestlers qualify for the state meet.

In his final home game, senior Luca Carbonaro dropped 15 points and nine rebounds to help Wheaton Warrenville South to a 41-29 victory over Batavia.

Wheaton Warrenville South hosted Batavia in boys varsity basketball on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 in Wheaton.

Illinois high school basketball has entered its most exciting month of the season. Girls basketball playoffs start next week, with the boys beginning the following week. Here are postseason storylines to watch for Kane County area teams.

Hudson Kirby ended his final rivalry matchup with a game-high 31 points to help lead Geneva to a 68-44 victory to secure the first series sweep over Batavia since the 2018-19 season.

Geneva hosted Batavia in boys basketball on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025 in Geneva.

The combination of Brooklyn Schilb's 17 points and Alyse Price's 13-point, 12-rebound double-double helped St. Charles East get a lopsided 58-24 victory over Batavia to secure its first-ever DuKane Conference title.

Batavia hosted St. Charles East in girls varsity basketball on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025.

Batavia senior guard Kaidyn King averaged 14 points, 4.5 assists, 3.5 rebounds and four steals to help the Bulldogs defeat Wheaton North and Geneva. King was selected the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week in an online vote.

But even on a night where the offense wasn’t at its best, Batavia made up for it with some excellent defense, holding off the St. Charles North late in a 43-39 victory Wednesday night.

St. Charles North hosted Batavia in girls varsity basketball on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.

Julia Arulandu’s two clutch free throws with 8.2 seconds left on the clock sealed Batavia‘s 43-39 win over Geneva in DuKane Conference action Friday night.

Lake Park outscored St. Charles Wednesday at the DuKane Conference Meet, but it wasn’t enough to wrest the overall conference championship from St. Charles.

Natalie Warner dropped 18 points off five 3-pointers and added four steals in her return from a two-game absence to help Batavia to a 48-24 victory over Wheaton North

Batavia hosted Wheaton North in girls varsity basketball on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

St. Charles North hosted the DuKane Conference Boys Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.